Italian on top of world best restaurants list

Massimo Botturais on the very topof the list of the finest dining experiences in the world, combining tradition with contemporary trends, old-fashioned flavours, and new combinations of aromas, artistic presentations, and refined fantasy in compositions. Prominent personality, engaged in high-profile international projects, he keeps his Osteria Francescana a small, discreet restaurant in a historic Italiantown of Modena. However Bottura delivers one of the very finest dining experiences in the world.

In its early days, the restaurant almost closed after conservative locals were resistant to Bottura’s modernist approach to the Italiancuisine. Fortunately, the American spouse of the chief, Lara Gilmoreinsisted on his right to experiment. Nowadays, Bottura is praised by fellow chefs, critics and fine diners across the globe.

Bottura offers a range of narratives through his dishes, playing with ingredients from the surrounding Emilia-Romagna region. Courses include the now-famous Five Ages of Parmigiano Reggiano, which takes the diner through the region’s esteemed cheese in different temperatures, textures and tastes. The pie crust ‘pirate ship’ filled with sea snails, razor clams, blue lobster and truffle clam chowder as a representation of travel, seasonality and the local coastline.

The chef’ creations are influenced by art and music, namely jazz, and the dining space is made up of three elegant rooms that are adorned with high-quality contemporary artwork.